The construction of a record-setting 53-metre high tower building, using mostly wooden material, is under way on the campus of the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Canada’s Vancouver city. Its bold and green design aims to demonstrate that building large, wooden structures is not too much complex, Xinhua news agency quoted Russell Acton, principal […]
India’s men’s skeet shooters were unable to reach the final round of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup for Shotgun here on Friday. Among the three Indians in the fray, Sheeraz Shaikh and Man Singh shot identical scores of 117 in the qualification round to finish in the 36th and 37th positions, respectively. […]
Islamic State executioner Mohammed Emwazi, widely known as “Jihadi John”, was presumed dead — killed in a US drone strike. The jihadist’s former university and the Information Commissioner, however, have cast doubts on this assumption. Following a freedom of information (FoI) request by the BBC, the University of Westminster and the Information Commissioner’s Office refused […]
India has bagged crucial support from Mexico and Switzerland, two important members of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), ahead of a meeting called by the 48-member bloc when India’s application for membership is expected to be taken up. On Wednesday, Mexican President Enrique PeNa Nieto extended his country’s support, saying Mexico supports “positively and constructively […]
Brazil’s Minister of Finance said the accumulated drop of the country’s GDP in 2015 and 2016 could be the worst in its history, vowing to reverse the economic downturn by taking measures such as controlling government spending. Henrique Meirelles on Wednesday lambasted the economic policies of the government of suspended President Dilma Rousseff, but swore […]
Organisers of the European Championship said that they are confident of hosting a safe tournament with unprecedented security measures along with host cities and French government. “My message is clear: we have no knowledge of targeted, concrete threats within a stadium or other venues at Euro 2016,” said Jacques Lambert, President of the Euro 2016 […]
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has appointed Swedish Major General Per Lodin, a logistics expert, to head the UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) that monitors the situation in Kashmir. India does not recognize the UNMOGIP’s mandate. He is to succeed Major General Delali Johnson Sakyi of Ghana, who is completing his […]
Galaxies “waste” large quantities of heavy elements generated by star formation by ejecting them up to a million light years away into their surrounding halos and deep space, says a study. More oxygen, carbon and iron atoms exist in the sprawling, gaseous halos outside of galaxies than exist within the galaxies themselves, leaving the galaxies […]
Pakistan is not desperate to resume peace talks with India, a top official has said. There was no restlessness on the Pakistani side for a dialogue, Sartaj Aziz, the Adviser on Foreign Affairs to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, was quoted as saying in a news report on Monday. But he quickly added on Sunday that […]
Obese individuals who undergo a weight loss surgery are less likely to face death, than those do not undertake a surgery, finds a new study. Being obese can increase an individual’s risk of mortality from numerous diseases like heart attack, stroke and a number of cancers. Bariatric surgery has shown to prevent obesity related mortality […]